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Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide in Water Irradiated with X- and Alpha-Rays

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IN spite of numerous studies, the primary action of ionizing radiations on water is not yet fully known. Knowledge of this action is important in relation to the radio-chemistry of dilute aqueous solutions and is required for the better understanding of the mechanism of the biological effect of these radiations, since water comprises about 80 per cent of living organisms. As the formation of hydrogen peroxide is regularly demonstrable in irradiated water1, a systematic investigation of this phenomenon has been undertaken for radiations of very different ionic density, namely, 0·9 A. X-rays and polonium or radon α-rays.

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BONET-MAURY, P., LEFORT, M. Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide in Water Irradiated with X- and Alpha-Rays. Nature 162, 381–382 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162381a0

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